SONIC DIVE part 8: “Exhibit C” Jay Electronica Welcome to part 8 of SONIC DIVE: my new video series that tackles songs, songwriters and their legacy. “Exhibit C” is a song by American hip hoprecording artist and record producer Jay Electronica. The song, produced by Just Blaze, was released to iTunes on December 22, 2009, as an EP with explicit, clean and instrumental versions. Sampled Billy Stewart’s “Cross My Heart” 1968 Despite not having an album or major label support, the song received airplay on stations like WQHT. Jay has stated that the song was produced in only 15 minutes for the purpose of premiering a new song on Angela Yee’s show on Shade 45. The lyrics reference a time when Jay was homeless in New York City. The EP cover art is a tinted photograph of inventor Nikola Tesla sitting in the Colorado Springs experimental station with his “Magnifying Transmitter” This was his “Magnifying Transmitter,” shooting sparks through the air at more than 4 MILLION VOLTS. It was...